Effectively Wild Episode 2350: Back in the Swing-Off Things

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a rare prediction by Ben, related to two players who were recently swapped by the Pirates and Royals, Adam Frazier and Cam Devanney. Then (13:52) they mark the podcast’s 13th birthday and launch a “2025 in 2025” plea for Patreon support before (24:19) discussing several of the most intriguing storylines of the rest of the season. After that (1:11:35), they wrap up with listener emails about non-MLB Home Run Derby prospects and the Royals’ perfect pitch-clock management. Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Effectively Wild on Patreon Link to FG on the trade Link to MLBTR on the trade Link to Perrotto on Frazier Link to RoS ZiPS Link to IL DTs Link to MLB DTs Link to Royals depth chart Link to FG “first half” trends Link to The Athletic RoS stories Link to ESPN RoS stories Link to catcher fatigue research 1 Link to catcher fatigue research 2 Link to BaseRuns standings Link to playoff odds Link to K%+ leaders Link to Sam on Hill Link to violations leaderboard Link to listener emails database Link to Effectively Wild on Patreon  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source